This was my store from opening to closing. I remember eating in the cafeteria then it turned into a Little Caesars then that too closed for more shopping area. I still live in the area only 10 blocks away. Didn’t hear fire engines that morning. Found out about it on Nextdoor. So glad the fire didn’t spread to the surrounding businesses, apartments, and schools. Was always hoping Walmart would take over the building. Can’t believe what it looks like now. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing your memories for coming at this store. Was the Little Caesars immediately to the right corner side after entering the main entrance? I wish the fire never happened and the building could’ve easily been reused for other business options. I have to agree with you it’s a good thing the flames didn’t affect other areas. I was hoping the inside would be fully intact. I was kinda disappointed the interior looked bad but, it was worth checking out the place. You’re absolutely welcome 👍
I certainly have my own mixed feelings about walmart. But it's kind of both funny and sad that even the Walmart is a big box business. They didn't even do very well on 82nd Avenue and so if I remember correctly all the Walmarts that we have in the Portland metro area are gone now aren't they?
Awesome video, thanks for posting! I miss this Kmart, I shopped here many years. I will never forget the front of the store piled high with blooming flowers, plants, vegetables & summer items every spring in those days. The garden center was one of the best around in the 1990s! It was a very large store. Didn't realize at the time those were the good old days. A big loss for that part of town & a shame how it was intentionally neglected along with the surrounding neighborhood. Great job on the video, very brave of you to go inside ! 😀
The large equipment in the rear of the building would have been in the “mechanical rooms” and that large cylindrical unit was a blower motor that most likely circulated cold and warm air throughout the store. I worked at the Beaverton Kmart in the 80’s and occasionally cleaned and maintained the similar area in that store.When the fan was in operation you couldn’t open the door to the blower rooms as the doors would self lock for safety as you would literally get pinned to the grate in the blower.So interesting to see the “guts” of this location before it was destroyed.
Thanks for the info about those large equipments in the backroom! Reports have mentioned that they heard a loud boom when this Kmart was on fire. I am not sure does it has anything to do with the machines that could've exploded it in the rear section of the building.
@@AndysRetailExploration it looks like they were at one time in the process of removing all the “combustibles” from the building.The electrical panels,gas lines and ceiling tiles usually the first to be removed,then the non load bearing walls.The Covid shutdown probably stopped the process and never got restarted.My guess is the loud boom’s people heard during the fire were walls collapsing and ultimately the roof caving in. I heard on the news just yesterday that there’s a group of nearby homeowners suing the owners of the property for not securing it thus allowing what is probably the arson to happen.Sad end for the building but hopefully something beneficial will happen with the site now.
Have you been inside this Kmart when they were open or never? I've heard that they completely demolished the entire building and they are constructing a freight warehouse now.
No, I haven't been inside in that Kmart but I did pass there a couple of times because I used to go to Park Rose Middle School and that where I remember that Park Rose Middle School is kinda located kinda close to Kmart but ever since I left I suddenly just realized on the news that Kmart was gone so yeah that all I remember.
Led me down a rabbit hole when you mentioned Eddie Lampert. I wondered how it all went so fast downhill and collapsed. My k-mart was at Jantzen Beach. Saw the ShamWow guy there before he got famous giving a product demonstration!
Yep, they've been closing for few decades. I do remember hearing there was a Kmart at Jantzen Beach Center. I heard there was a Little Caesars inside the store. I also wonder if it also had Olan Mills Portrait Studio. Do you recall seeing that portrait studio or not? That's interesting to hear the ShamWow guy was there before coming famous!
Andy's Retail Exploration thanks for sharing this video it was really bad to see the fire and Andy i am glad you are okay and you did not explore it then and thanks again for sharing this video about NSIDE Abandoned Kmart (NE SANDY BLVD) - Portland, OR and God Bless and thanks again.
Wow, I lived in NE Portland from late 2018 to late 2021 and somehow missed this. Google street view still shows this Kmart just before it closed, complete with with "store closing" banners.
Hey Andy this is definitely a first!.So surprised that abandoned K-Mart caught on fire.That was a huge store,and a big fire too.Hope no one got hurt.They’ll probably end up tearing it down.Glad you got inside too.Please stay safe out there and thanks for documenting this.This building sure got run down in such a short time.Great video!.😎😊
This was my childhood K-Mart. It look’s almost completely unrecognizable. A transfer station is being planned to be built where this K-Mart is with the neighborhood opposing it. Portland zoned this industrial area. If I were living there I would make a De-Annex movement.
It's sad that the inside looked totally different which I was kinda disappointed but worth checking out the building. Yes that's right, I mentioned freight warehouse wants to take over this spot while residents didn't like the idea. Do you remember seeing remnants of the former Little Caesars here when this store was open?
@@AndysRetailExploration Nope. I do remember that Little Caesars closed before I was born or before I remembered. They put in a cafe according to my dad
I used to shop at this location a while back! I remember when the fire happened huge chunks of ash rained down all over our house. It smelled awful that morning
That's awesome to hear! Depending on how long you shopped here, did you ever recall seeing Little Caesars here? I wasn't expecting the fire to happen but to be honest, it feels like yesterday the day I explored this inside abandoned store. Hopefully, the homeless people I met in there are doing alright right now. Dang, I can imagine the horrible smell when this happened. Sorry you had to go through with it! Overall, I wish the fire never happened in the first place.
@@AndysRetailExploration To be honest I haven't got much memory of the actual store itself aside from one instance where the clerks refused to sell me and my friend hunting targets as we were under the age of 18 which was odd to me at the time given that we weren't purchasing any sort of firearms or anything like that. I don't recall a little caesar's being in the area now that you mention it. But I do remember shopping there decently often :) I'm so glad someone finally made it in there and documented the whole thing before the accident, I always wanted to go in and explore it myself, so thank you for the video!!
Haven’t heard any updates as of right now. Although I’ve read a new article about two weeks ago stating that the people are hoping the freight warehouse proposal will drop out as soon as possible. I wouldn’t be surprised if this burnt Kmart building is still standing to this day. I personally think they should demolish it soon.
Soo glad you were not in that fire! Great video though, so well informed as well. Can I ask which light are you using? I'm on the hunt for one myself so I can stop using my phone lmao. Great work Andy keep it up! These are really relaxing to watch
Glad I dodged the bullet, thanks Laura! The light I am using is the Puluz brand. You can find it on eBay www.ebay.com/itm/385297569595?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=nhdvhdbgrlw&sssrc=2047675&ssuid&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
I don't think nobody still knows what caused the fire. I would not be surprised if it was some homeless trying to warm up or kids burning the building on purpose. Either way.
My old Kmart in my hometown was outdated too and still is while the building sits empty. Since you went to one of the Kmarts in Washington, looks like I’m going to assume it was in Vancouver?
You look great brother!! Sorry to hear about that Kmart, but hopefully something else will get built there which will add jobs once they demolish it. They have too now, can’t leave it like that.
I think it was abandoned for 4 years and 8 months if I’m correct. I’m still shocked the exterior and interior condition looked so bad that I thought it was.
I want to know what you were up to before this video with the gloves. I do think explorer should use better PPE when exploring some of these places given mold etc. thought that may of been the case here
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I actually had to wear my gloves because I was outside, I didn’t want to touch any germs. I also did wore glove when I explored an inside abandoned building as a protection.
There are plans now to change this into a Prologis Warehouse that were already in place prior to the fire, but was getting local pushback. This Kmart and land are owned by a New Jersey real estate company. It makes me wonder who set the fire?
I certainly hope this building get demolished soon. I haven’t heard any updates whether they will actually raze the place down. It’d be nice if something goes in here supposedly the current place gets torn down.
Wow, never expected that they'd be out of business in Lynnwood. Wonder if they already took down the signs and emptied the interior 🤔I'll have to check whenever I have the time to do so. Thanks for letting me know about this 👍
This makes me so sad though. Portland is facing a housing crisis and yet these buildings to sit abandoned to the point where they are allowed to be or just simply able rather to be haphazardly destroyed. I feel like these buildings could even just for a temporary while could be used as shelters for people to get back on their feet and as Resource Centers to help people get back on their feet. Yes I imagine that it would be good for a permanent situation but at least it would offer people shelter it just amazes me how many buildings just sit empty and vacant in Portland when they could be used for practical uses like resources for people needing help. I just fear that the situation in Portland will get worse before it gets better. Because while the people want better the people in control just want the money and only care about where the money goes and whether or not it will serve them well not necessarily their greater community. And then they want to complain that their Community looks and feels like crap but not do anything about it to actually make their Community feel better and to uplift the people within their Community to make it a better place for not only themselves but the Greater Community at Large.
My thoughts exactly. I still feel bad for the homeless people still living outside. I do agree that these kinds of building could've been used as temporary shelters and resource centers too. It's unfortunate Portland isn't what the city used to be back then.
@AndysRetailExploration I lived in Portland from 2012 to about 2018 and I just remember it being so beautiful. I remember going into the Buckman neighborhood and just looking at all the neat little kitchy businesses that they had around the area. Hawthorne was a great memory for me simply because there were many amazing small businesses and boutiques where you could have a wide variety of different things to look at and possibly buy. It just makes me so sad that Portland's pushing out all of the small businesses and basically bulldozing down a lot of the old historic buildings that could use a little TLC to look nice and function even into the modern day to keep Portland looking neat and a nice collection between historic and modern buildings to facilitate Not only living spaces but also businesses that enable the city of Portland to thrive. The city of Portland taxes people through the nose and requires so many permits that people can't even start a business there without having to have a buttload of money to even get started to have a brick and mortar building. Then on top of that you have all of the taxes involved in all of that jazz and it's really hard for people to be able to maintain a small business. Then you have restaurants that fluctuate in and out of fashion so quickly that it's like they're not even a full establishment anymore it's almost like they're just pop up businesses anymore. Which if you don't have a lot of money to start up you can't really start a business in that regard to. And the people that start those businesses already have a good amount of money they make as much as money as they want to for about as long as their business is in fashion and then once they've made their money they fold up and pack it in and say let's move on to the next trend. Portland has become so badly gentrified that it's really sad to see just how much of a disparity there is between those who have money and those who don't. And those who don't can barely afford to hang on to the places that they still have because the rent is so hi there. Which then makes Land developers ring their hands in anticipation when tenants finally move out of either old apartment buildings for old houses so that they can then buy up the property bulldoze it and then build an ugly unsightly office building or apartment buildings that nobody can afford to basically try to maximize as much profit as they can make in such a tiny space that is legally required to be a home. Meanwhile you're paying like almost $2,000 for what feels like a coffin when you could be practically paying $2,000 a month for a proper mortgage. It just makes me so sad to see the decline of Portland so drastically and the City of Portland is scratching their heads and they can't seem to figure out what to do about the problem. Meanwhile they had I think a couple billion dollars that were supposed to go towards helping the homeless and either they lost it or they spent it and they can't figure out where the money went. Meanwhile you have people looking down at the homeless thinking that they're the problem. And while yes they do create crime and things like that. But what are you going to do when you are in a situation where you are desperate and you are unable to access many resources because either there aren't very many out there and the ones thst are are just swamped with other people who also need help. What if you are someone with mental illness or lacking skills in doing certain things for yourself because you were never taught how. Government forms can be confusing and asking for help comes with bearing a lot of guilt and shame that asking for help can be damn near impossible because it requires being so vulnerable and people don't always respond well. Also as someone whose granddads served in the military there a re a lot of homeless vets in the area and it disgusts me that these people gave their minds and bodies to serve our country and this is how they are repaid. I'm not sure what it will take to fix our beloved Portland but something needs to change.
At 1:33, apologies for that date error. I was supposed to say June 29th, not 19th. Once again, my bad y'all!
Andy that kmart the first ever Kmart design before Kmart started
They're Demolished That Building And They're Are Building A Huge Building!
Yes I heard this building got torn down last year. A freight warehouse is moving in for sure!
@@AndysRetailExploration I Think It's Will Be Amazon
This was my store from opening to closing. I remember eating in the cafeteria then it turned into a Little Caesars then that too closed for more shopping area. I still live in the area only 10 blocks away. Didn’t hear fire engines that morning. Found out about it on Nextdoor. So glad the fire didn’t spread to the surrounding businesses, apartments, and schools. Was always hoping Walmart would take over the building. Can’t believe what it looks like now. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing your memories for coming at this store. Was the Little Caesars immediately to the right corner side after entering the main entrance? I wish the fire never happened and the building could’ve easily been reused for other business options. I have to agree with you it’s a good thing the flames didn’t affect other areas. I was hoping the inside would be fully intact. I was kinda disappointed the interior looked bad but, it was worth checking out the place. You’re absolutely welcome 👍
I certainly have my own mixed feelings about walmart. But it's kind of both funny and sad that even the Walmart is a big box business. They didn't even do very well on 82nd Avenue and so if I remember correctly all the Walmarts that we have in the Portland metro area are gone now aren't they?
Atleast it went out with a bang, drawing attention to it one last time before its lost to history. Great video!
True indeed dude! Thanks, much appreciated it! 😀
I used to have a KMART HERE IN MY STATE BUT IT CLOSED AND TURNED INTO UHAUL
Nice job for the Kmart that caught on fire it's little destroyed
Awesome video, thanks for posting! I miss this Kmart, I shopped here many years. I will never forget the front of the store piled high with blooming flowers, plants, vegetables & summer items every spring in those days. The garden center was one of the best around in the 1990s! It was a very large store. Didn't realize at the time those were the good old days. A big loss for that part of town & a shame how it was intentionally neglected along with the surrounding neighborhood. Great job on the video, very brave of you to go inside ! 😀
Thank you! Glad you had good times coming here at Kmart. I miss the good old days just about everything.
Thank you for sharing, I remember shopping there often in the 80s and 90s
You’re welcome! Was this store not busy as much throughout the 80s and 90s?
The large equipment in the rear of the building would have been in the “mechanical rooms” and that large cylindrical unit was a blower motor that most likely circulated cold and warm air throughout the store. I worked at the Beaverton Kmart in the 80’s and occasionally cleaned and maintained the similar area in that store.When the fan was in operation you couldn’t open the door to the blower rooms as the doors would self lock for safety as you would literally get pinned to the grate in the blower.So interesting to see the “guts” of this location before it was destroyed.
Thanks for the info about those large equipments in the backroom! Reports have mentioned that they heard a loud boom when this Kmart was on fire. I am not sure does it has anything to do with the machines that could've exploded it in the rear section of the building.
@@AndysRetailExploration it looks like they were at one time in the process of removing all the “combustibles” from the building.The electrical panels,gas lines and ceiling tiles usually the first to be removed,then the non load bearing walls.The Covid shutdown probably stopped the process and never got restarted.My guess is the loud boom’s people heard during the fire were walls collapsing and ultimately the roof caving in. I heard on the news just yesterday that there’s a group of nearby homeowners suing the owners of the property for not securing it thus allowing what is probably the arson to happen.Sad end for the building but hopefully something beneficial will happen with the site now.
I use to remember passing by this kmart when i was a kid in my parents car but now ever since the fire i looked back to it just completely abandoned
Have you been inside this Kmart when they were open or never? I've heard that they completely demolished the entire building and they are constructing a freight warehouse now.
No, I haven't been inside in that Kmart but I did pass there a couple of times because I used to go to Park Rose Middle School and that where I remember that Park Rose Middle School is kinda located kinda close to Kmart but ever since I left I suddenly just realized on the news that Kmart was gone so yeah that all I remember.
A shame that this Kmart burnt down although this isn't the first time I've seen a abandoned Kmart caught fire
Same here. I heard there was a fire in one of the abandoned Kmarts in Las Vegas few months ago.
Led me down a rabbit hole when you mentioned Eddie Lampert. I wondered how it all went so fast downhill and collapsed. My k-mart was at Jantzen Beach. Saw the ShamWow guy there before he got famous giving a product demonstration!
Yep, they've been closing for few decades. I do remember hearing there was a Kmart at Jantzen Beach Center. I heard there was a Little Caesars inside the store. I also wonder if it also had Olan Mills Portrait Studio. Do you recall seeing that portrait studio or not? That's interesting to hear the ShamWow guy was there before coming famous!
Wow that place is in bad shape, it’ll need to come down. Great exploration.
Hopefully it gets torn down asap. Thanks man!
Wow so glad u got to document it buddy, excellent video.
Thanks man! I’m glad that I have this footage before it caught on fire.
Andy Kmart went bankrupt in 2002
Andy's Retail Exploration thanks for sharing this video it was really bad to see the fire and Andy i am glad you are okay and you did not explore it then and thanks again for sharing this video about NSIDE Abandoned Kmart (NE SANDY BLVD) - Portland, OR and God Bless and thanks again.
You’re welcome! Glad I was not on that day when it was on fire. The building is completely demolished now. Thanks for watching and god bless you too!
Wow, I lived in NE Portland from late 2018 to late 2021 and somehow missed this. Google street view still shows this Kmart just before it closed, complete with with "store closing" banners.
Yes, that’s correct. I do recall seeing a store closing banner on Google Maps!
Yeah I was in that area to back then
The kmart was demolished
I been to Kmart when I was little I was born in 2011
Andy I see scars on the where the lights used to be
R.I.P KMART ON (NE SANDY BLVD) IN PORTLAND, OREGON 1971-2018
R.I.P KMART ON (NE SANDY BLVD) IN PORTLAND, OREGON 1971-2018
Bye bye Kmart! Could you give me thumbs up for the video pls? Thanks!
Gone but not forgotten.
Hey Andy it’s river lol, I’m super proud of you bro. Been telling you post longer videos and here you did. Can’t wait to watch it. Watching now :)
Hey River! Thank you very much, really appreciated bro 😎 🙌 I worked so hard on this project for one week. It was tiring but worth it!
Hey Andy this is definitely a first!.So surprised that abandoned K-Mart caught on fire.That was a huge store,and a big fire too.Hope no one got hurt.They’ll probably end up tearing it down.Glad you got inside too.Please stay safe out there and thanks for documenting this.This building sure got run down in such a short time.Great video!.😎😊
It sure was a big one! I’m glad I documented it before this fire started. I’ll make sure to be safe and careful! Thanks for watching!
The Kmart I went to as a kid became a McLendon's Hardware in Renton washington, the one where I currently live near Ammon is now a U-Haul
Wow! My Kmart in Salem is still empty to this day since 2017.
@@AndysRetailExploration the same thing with the one in Rexburg idaho, it's empty over there
This was my childhood K-Mart. It look’s almost completely unrecognizable. A transfer station is being planned to be built where this K-Mart is with the neighborhood opposing it. Portland zoned this industrial area. If I were living there I would make a De-Annex movement.
It's sad that the inside looked totally different which I was kinda disappointed but worth checking out the building. Yes that's right, I mentioned freight warehouse wants to take over this spot while residents didn't like the idea. Do you remember seeing remnants of the former Little Caesars here when this store was open?
@@AndysRetailExploration Nope. I do remember that Little Caesars closed before I was born or before I remembered. They put in a cafe according to my dad
I liked seeing Mike Starr of Goodfellas and Dumb & Dumber fame in the Kmar commercial.
I heard he's a great actor! I notice he was featured in many Kmart commercials throughout the 90s.
I used to shop at this location a while back! I remember when the fire happened huge chunks of ash rained down all over our house. It smelled awful that morning
That's awesome to hear! Depending on how long you shopped here, did you ever recall seeing Little Caesars here? I wasn't expecting the fire to happen but to be honest, it feels like yesterday the day I explored this inside abandoned store. Hopefully, the homeless people I met in there are doing alright right now. Dang, I can imagine the horrible smell when this happened. Sorry you had to go through with it! Overall, I wish the fire never happened in the first place.
@@AndysRetailExploration To be honest I haven't got much memory of the actual store itself aside from one instance where the clerks refused to sell me and my friend hunting targets as we were under the age of 18 which was odd to me at the time given that we weren't purchasing any sort of firearms or anything like that. I don't recall a little caesar's being in the area now that you mention it. But I do remember shopping there decently often :) I'm so glad someone finally made it in there and documented the whole thing before the accident, I always wanted to go in and explore it myself, so thank you for the video!!
I loved kmart.
Me too
0:22 "Hey dad, wanna hear the most annoying sound in the world?"
Is there any updates of today on what’s going to happen with this building
Haven’t heard any updates as of right now. Although I’ve read a new article about two weeks ago stating that the people are hoping the freight warehouse proposal will drop out as soon as possible. I wouldn’t be surprised if this burnt Kmart building is still standing to this day. I personally think they should demolish it soon.
Soo glad you were not in that fire! Great video though, so well informed as well. Can I ask which light are you using? I'm on the hunt for one myself so I can stop using my phone lmao. Great work Andy keep it up! These are really relaxing to watch
Glad I dodged the bullet, thanks Laura! The light I am using is the Puluz brand. You can find it on eBay www.ebay.com/itm/385297569595?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=nhdvhdbgrlw&sssrc=2047675&ssuid&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Your right the old kmart in flint mi closed 1999 that one had a fire too
Was it ever determined what caused the fire, and whether it was intentional (arson)?
I don't think nobody still knows what caused the fire. I would not be surprised if it was some homeless trying to warm up or kids burning the building on purpose. Either way.
@@AndysRetailExploration I would also guess one of those two things.
This was legit one of two Kmart I have been in. other one was in Wasghinton. It already looked kind of outdated even in the 2000's
My old Kmart in my hometown was outdated too and still is while the building sits empty. Since you went to one of the Kmarts in Washington, looks like I’m going to assume it was in Vancouver?
I met Mario and Michael Andretti at that store in 1993, when Kmart was sponsoring their Indy cars.
That’s awesome!
So Disappointing That They Got Destroyed By The Fire!
Yup, so sad!
Who remembers the giant circular AC vents?
I do, I thought they were pretty cool and interesting!
You look great brother!! Sorry to hear about that Kmart, but hopefully something else will get built there which will add jobs once they demolish it. They have too now, can’t leave it like that.
Thanks man, much appreciated it! Hopefully something new takes over this spot as soon as the building gets torn down.
They had the best lay away plans
I’d imagine the layaway plans were awesome back then! I’ve never used it before.
I've shopped at that KMART 20+ years ago... Had really good deals. I think JC Penny's was next to it?
Glad you had great time shopping here years back! Hmm, maybe there was JCPenney next door.
@@AndysRetailExploration My bad... Wasn't JC Penny's... The shop next door in the same complex was SEARS.
It was only abandoned for 4 and a half years???!?!? 😳
I think it was abandoned for 4 years and 8 months if I’m correct. I’m still shocked the exterior and interior condition looked so bad that I thought it was.
I want to know what you were up to before this video with the gloves. I do think explorer should use better PPE when exploring some of these places given mold etc. thought that may of been the case here
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I actually had to wear my gloves because I was outside, I didn’t want to touch any germs. I also did wore glove when I explored an inside abandoned building as a protection.
Interesting story
Yup!
There are plans now to change this into a Prologis Warehouse that were already in place prior to the fire, but was getting local pushback. This Kmart and land are owned by a New Jersey real estate company. It makes me wonder who set the fire?
Yes that’s correct. I wouldn’t be surprised if any homeless person may have caused the fire.
Would make a great shelter/parking for homeless.
Sounds like a good idea!
Is this Building going to get demolished soon, After the Fire before something else goes in there
I certainly hope this building get demolished soon. I haven’t heard any updates whether they will actually raze the place down. It’d be nice if something goes in here supposedly the current place gets torn down.
This is just how i imagine all of portland looks at this point
That’s sadly true :(
Damn never been there but that photo montage got me kinda sad honestly
It sure does!
57:36 prophetic
Indeed!
2018? How is this so bad?
Yep, it was closed since 2018. I guess the workers must’ve ripped significantly along with vandals as well. Never thought this would be so bad!
alas... time marches on
Yup!
I went there and also i commented go inside remember me
I think I remember your comment!
The store was closed WELL before 2018 the only thing that was there was a Sears furniture on the end next to Chevron
It closed in the late 2018 according to the Kmart latest spreadsheets. Yes, the Sears Outlet was there for a while throughout 2019.
NOOOOOOO!
Sad it got burnt down 😥Could you give me thumbs up pls?
@@AndysRetailExploration I Did
Wow, there's lots of graffiti. Too bad.
Yep! Surprised they were very noticeable near the busy road.
Just so you know, a Chuck E Cheese has closed in Washington. It’s at Lynnwood Washington, by the way and is abandoned.
Wow, never expected that they'd be out of business in Lynnwood. Wonder if they already took down the signs and emptied the interior 🤔I'll have to check whenever I have the time to do so. Thanks for letting me know about this 👍
@@AndysRetailExploration as of today, their signage is completely taken off, but the inside is still intact for now.
There Is Train Track Close To This Store! 🚂🛤
Yep
Did you tour this Place before a Fire
There is an answer at the beginning of the video.
Hay you found the backrooms of RUclips..
Yep!
HOLY. Its so vandalised. Sadly it got burned down prob because of arson
It sure was vandalized so bad! I still can’t believe it got burnt down. It didn’t deserve to be destroyed by flames.
@@AndysRetailExplorationi heard the kmart had a fire code violation
@@tegudgab Dang, that's not surprising to hear.
that is bad shape for only 5 of years or being abandoned
Ikr? I’m still amazed after I explored this abandoned Kmart. At first, I was hoping everything on the inside would be intact.
This makes me so sad though. Portland is facing a housing crisis and yet these buildings to sit abandoned to the point where they are allowed to be or just simply able rather to be haphazardly destroyed. I feel like these buildings could even just for a temporary while could be used as shelters for people to get back on their feet and as Resource Centers to help people get back on their feet. Yes I imagine that it would be good for a permanent situation but at least it would offer people shelter it just amazes me how many buildings just sit empty and vacant in Portland when they could be used for practical uses like resources for people needing help. I just fear that the situation in Portland will get worse before it gets better. Because while the people want better the people in control just want the money and only care about where the money goes and whether or not it will serve them well not necessarily their greater community. And then they want to complain that their Community looks and feels like crap but not do anything about it to actually make their Community feel better and to uplift the people within their Community to make it a better place for not only themselves but the Greater Community at Large.
My thoughts exactly. I still feel bad for the homeless people still living outside. I do agree that these kinds of building could've been used as temporary shelters and resource centers too. It's unfortunate Portland isn't what the city used to be back then.
@AndysRetailExploration I lived in Portland from 2012 to about 2018 and I just remember it being so beautiful. I remember going into the Buckman neighborhood and just looking at all the neat little kitchy businesses that they had around the area.
Hawthorne was a great memory for me simply because there were many amazing small businesses and boutiques where you could have a wide variety of different things to look at and possibly buy. It just makes me so sad that Portland's pushing out all of the small businesses and basically bulldozing down a lot of the old historic buildings that could use a little TLC to look nice and function even into the modern day to keep Portland looking neat and a nice collection between historic and modern buildings to facilitate Not only living spaces but also businesses that enable the city of Portland to thrive. The city of Portland taxes people through the nose and requires so many permits that people can't even start a business there without having to have a buttload of money to even get started to have a brick and mortar building. Then on top of that you have all of the taxes involved in all of that jazz and it's really hard for people to be able to maintain a small business. Then you have restaurants that fluctuate in and out of fashion so quickly that it's like they're not even a full establishment anymore it's almost like they're just pop up businesses anymore. Which if you don't have a lot of money to start up you can't really start a business in that regard to. And the people that start those businesses already have a good amount of money they make as much as money as they want to for about as long as their business is in fashion and then once they've made their money they fold up and pack it in and say let's move on to the next trend.
Portland has become so badly gentrified that it's really sad to see just how much of a disparity there is between those who have money and those who don't. And those who don't can barely afford to hang on to the places that they still have because the rent is so hi there. Which then makes Land developers ring their hands in anticipation when tenants finally move out of either old apartment buildings for old houses so that they can then buy up the property bulldoze it and then build an ugly unsightly office building or apartment buildings that nobody can afford to basically try to maximize as much profit as they can make in such a tiny space that is legally required to be a home. Meanwhile you're paying like almost $2,000 for what feels like a coffin when you could be practically paying $2,000 a month for a proper mortgage.
It just makes me so sad to see the decline of Portland so drastically and the City of Portland is scratching their heads and they can't seem to figure out what to do about the problem. Meanwhile they had I think a couple billion dollars that were supposed to go towards helping the homeless and either they lost it or they spent it and they can't figure out where the money went. Meanwhile you have people looking down at the homeless thinking that they're the problem. And while yes they do create crime and things like that. But what are you going to do when you are in a situation where you are desperate and you are unable to access many resources because either there aren't very many out there and the ones thst are are just swamped with other people who also need help. What if you are someone with mental illness or lacking skills in doing certain things for yourself because you were never taught how. Government forms can be confusing and asking for help comes with bearing a lot of guilt and shame that asking for help can be damn near impossible because it requires being so vulnerable and people don't always respond well.
Also as someone whose granddads served in the military there a re a lot of homeless vets in the area and it disgusts me that these people gave their minds and bodies to serve our country and this is how they are repaid.
I'm not sure what it will take to fix our beloved Portland but something needs to change.
There will Only be 2 Kmarts Left in USA for 2024, Florida & New York
Virginia Kmart is Closing for Good Later this Year in the Fall
There aren’t any Kmarts left in Virginia. The last one in New Jersey is closing.
@@AndysRetailExploration Yep, I meant New Jersey
2 Kmarts Left in USA
It wasn't urban explorers that did this, it was bums and druggies, and terrible kids destroying stuff simply to watch it get destroyed.
My thoughts exactly. I knew some crazy people would intentionally burn this building down. I just wish this place was still standing!
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Heard the news earlier. Crazy. Also could u give me thumbs up for this video pls? Thanks
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Pissed on the side of it multiple times when I was drunk.
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